Serbia Open LIVE – Rublev beat Djokovic Highlights: Andrey Rublev captured his third tour-level title of the season Sunday, overcoming World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and a lively Serbian crowd to complete his Serbia Open debut in style. In a hard-fought clash, the second dug deep against Djokovic as he hit with relentless power and intensity to outlast the home favourite 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 at the ATP 250 clay-court event. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Serbia Open LIVE: Andy Rublev stuns Novak Djokovic, wins final in three sets to clinch Serbian Open title
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🇷🇸 Belgrade🏆 @AndreyRublev97 clinches his third tour-level title of the season.#SerbiaOpen pic.twitter.com/eaO9dQo3W1
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Rublev beat Djokovic Highlights: The 24-year-old saved five set points in the second set to force a tie-break and while he was unable to prevent Djokovic from levelling the match, Rublev regrouped in the decider as he looked the fitter of the two to triumph after two hours and 29 minutes.
“It is big to play against you and share the court for the second time,” Rublev said to Djokovic during the trophy ceremony. “I hope we have more battles. I feel so great here, it is a very nice city. It feels really special. I want to say a big thanks to all the spectators for supporting all the players all week. To see full crowds again is special for all of us.”
Rublev beat Djokovic Highlights: Rublev has now equalled Spaniard Rafael Nadal for the most tour-level titles in 2022, having also clinched crowns in Marseille and Dubai in February. With his maiden victory over a World No. 1, the World No. 8 has levelled his ATP Head2Head series against Serbian Djokovic at 1-1, gaining revenge for his defeat at the Nitto ATP Finals last season.
Djokovic was competing in his third event of the season as he aimed to clinch his maiden title of the year against Rublev. The 34-year-old, who lost in the quarter-finals in Dubai and suffered a shock second-round defeat against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Monte Carlo, battled past Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic and Karen Khachanov in three sets as he worked his way back into form. However, the court time eventually caught up with the top seed against Rublev.
Serbia Open LIVE: Andy Rublev stuns Novak Djokovic, wins final in three sets to clinch Serbian Open title
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